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president clinton stole the show. the democratic national convention had tough advice for the republican candidate. >> mitt romney went down well with the audience. >> if there's one thing we have learned this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> what words would you have for mitt romney, given the state of the election campaign right now? >> well, i think you know the debates are very important. >> crucial? >> i think so. and i think if he's gonna double down on that 47% remark, that will cause difficulties because we now know the overwhelming number of those people work and have children. the reason they don't pay federal income taxes is because the median income is as low as 1995. until the current election season, republicans and democrats supported both the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit. i doubled the earned income tax credit. it was signed under the tax credit. reagan started it. we started it with a strong support of republicans
president clinton stole the show. the democratic national convention had tough advice for the republican candidate. >> mitt romney went down well with the audience. >> if there's one thing we have learned this election season, by the way, it is that a few words from bill clinton can do a man a lot of good. >> what words would you have for mitt romney, given the state of the election campaign right now? >> well, i think you know the debates are very important. >>...
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hillary clinton insists that the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was her responsibility, and no one should be blaming the white house. in an interview with cnn's elise labott, the secretary of state insists she is in charge of security at u.s. diplomatic outposts, and she says no one should be pointing the finger at the president for the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000-plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. >> now, republicans, they're not buying this. gop senators john mccain, lindsey graham and kelly ayotte released a statement saying if the president was not aware of this rising threat level in benghazi, then we've lost confidence in his national security team. security of americans serving our nation everywhere in the world is ultimately the job of the grander in chief, the buck stop
hillary clinton insists that the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was her responsibility, and no one should be blaming the white house. in an interview with cnn's elise labott, the secretary of state insists she is in charge of security at u.s. diplomatic outposts, and she says no one should be pointing the finger at the president for the death of ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department....
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secretary clinton, is she ultimately responsible for that? >> look, there's got to be accountability. and there's got to be transparency. and secretary of state clinton said that she is ultimately responsible. but, soledad, at the end of the day, national security and foreign policy is about who is keeping us safe. this debate tonight is about 30 or 40 miles away from ground zero. long islanders understood what happened on 9/11. and this was the president who made the tough decisions to eliminate osama bin laden. this was the president who got us out of iraq, who was winding down the war in afghanistan and letting afghanistan forces, avd's army and police take over a war that we have been fighting for over ten years. so on the fundamental national security and foreign policy questions facing our country, this is a president who has done an extraordinarily good job keeping us safe, putting additional forces in afghanistan when they were needed, taking them out and killing osama bin laden and more al qaeda and taliban terrorists than george bus
secretary clinton, is she ultimately responsible for that? >> look, there's got to be accountability. and there's got to be transparency. and secretary of state clinton said that she is ultimately responsible. but, soledad, at the end of the day, national security and foreign policy is about who is keeping us safe. this debate tonight is about 30 or 40 miles away from ground zero. long islanders understood what happened on 9/11. and this was the president who made the tough decisions to...
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bill clinton is one of them. cnn's fareed zakaria recently sat down with the former president to talk about foreign policy and the economy and 2012 politics. >> do you think bebe netanyahu is right that the united states needs to draw a clearer red line with iran with regard to its nuclear capabilities? >> well, because i was president, and because my wife is secretary of state, i have to be very careful what i saw about this. but what i know is that the idea that the united states and israel are working closely together on this is not true. they talk all the time. president talks to prime minister -- >> just say that again once because you said the idea that the -- they are. what you saying is that they are not talking together. >> the idea that they are not working together is inaccurate. i know that the president and prime minister talk all the time. i know what hillary's doing. i know that the security services work together. and i think had this is the most difficult of all questions, how to handle this. the
bill clinton is one of them. cnn's fareed zakaria recently sat down with the former president to talk about foreign policy and the economy and 2012 politics. >> do you think bebe netanyahu is right that the united states needs to draw a clearer red line with iran with regard to its nuclear capabilities? >> well, because i was president, and because my wife is secretary of state, i have to be very careful what i saw about this. but what i know is that the idea that the united states...
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but secretary clinton, you know, she's tired, john. she's been on the road. you know, she's been in politics first as first lady, then as senator, now secretary of state, at a frantic pace, traveling around the world. it's not the first time she's said this. but in a recent interview with "marie claire" magazine said i've been on this high wire of national and international politics and leadership for 20 years. it's been an absolutely extraordinary personal honor and experience. but i really just want to have my own time back. i want to just be my own person. i'm looking forward to that. and, john, traveling with her for the past 3 1/2 years, it's really a frantic pace. never really letting go. she tires all of us with her. and you know, bill clinton, her husband, former president, has been asked about this. even he says he doesn't really know what she wants to do, but certainly she needs a break, and needs to kind of think about what she wants to do next. >> elise, as you said, you've traveled with her for thousands and thousands of miles over three years. y
but secretary clinton, you know, she's tired, john. she's been on the road. you know, she's been in politics first as first lady, then as senator, now secretary of state, at a frantic pace, traveling around the world. it's not the first time she's said this. but in a recent interview with "marie claire" magazine said i've been on this high wire of national and international politics and leadership for 20 years. it's been an absolutely extraordinary personal honor and experience. but i...
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ryan, this relationship that he's had with bill clinton, he's bringing bill clinton pretty aggressively in the final few days. what does he hope bill clinton can achieve for him? >> one thing to point out, wolf, before i get to that is one of the people on the ballot i mentioned before is bobby rush. it's a week of old rivals for president obama. bobby rush is still the only candidate that's ever beaten barack obama in an election. >> he's the incumbent democratic congressman from the first congressional district in chicago. >> that's right. in fact, after redistricting in illinois, bobby rush and some of the other democrats actually carved obama's house out of that district so he couldn't challenge him the next time around. you know, bill clinton what he brings, one, he's the best communicator in the democratic party. which i think partially is an indictment of some of the other democrats because there seems to be a general consensus that clinton makes the case better for this white house and the president than anyone else can. and then as stu was talking in the piece before, he's very
ryan, this relationship that he's had with bill clinton, he's bringing bill clinton pretty aggressively in the final few days. what does he hope bill clinton can achieve for him? >> one thing to point out, wolf, before i get to that is one of the people on the ballot i mentioned before is bobby rush. it's a week of old rivals for president obama. bobby rush is still the only candidate that's ever beaten barack obama in an election. >> he's the incumbent democratic congressman from...
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what did you think of hillary clinton's statement? >> well, first of all, wolf, you know, a tweet from erick erickson, you know, being the, you know, objective source that he is about this administration, doesn't make it true. now, the fact that secretary clinton said that she takes responsibility reflects what the president has said. we all take responsibility, from the president on down. whenever there's a diplomat's life at risk. whenever there's an american life at risk. but if you want to take responsibility, if you want to make sure that this never happens again, then you have the to do what the administration is doing. you have to investigate how it happened to ensure that it never happens again and you have to investigate and find the terrorists and bring them to justice. that's what the president, the vice president, secretary clinton, the entire national security team is doing. so i imagine this is going to be a topic tonight, and we look forward to having that discussion with mitt romney. >> i assume it's going to be a topi
what did you think of hillary clinton's statement? >> well, first of all, wolf, you know, a tweet from erick erickson, you know, being the, you know, objective source that he is about this administration, doesn't make it true. now, the fact that secretary clinton said that she takes responsibility reflects what the president has said. we all take responsibility, from the president on down. whenever there's a diplomat's life at risk. whenever there's an american life at risk. but if you...
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clinton really felt your pain. although the race is considered a statistical dead heat, many democrats are worried that romney is winning over those independent voters who waited till now before deciding. the challenge for the president, how to win them back. the talk back question for you this morning, what does president obama need to do in tonight's debate? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >>> a huge discovery. amateur astronomers have found a planet in a system with four suns. it's like a scene out of star wars. that was me still taking insulin with a vial and syringe. me, explaining what i was doing at breakfast. and me discovering novolog mix 70/30 flexpen. flexpen is pre-filled with your pre-mix insulin. dial the exact dose. inject by pushing a button. no vials, syringes or coolers to carry. flexpen is insulin delivery my way. novolog mix 70/30 is an insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. do not inject if you do not plan to eat within 15 minutes to avoid low
clinton really felt your pain. although the race is considered a statistical dead heat, many democrats are worried that romney is winning over those independent voters who waited till now before deciding. the challenge for the president, how to win them back. the talk back question for you this morning, what does president obama need to do in tonight's debate? facebook.com/carolcnn. your responses, later this hour. >>> a huge discovery. amateur astronomers have found a planet in a...
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and secretary clinton appeared to take responsibility for that attack. mitt romney according to his campaign officials hopes to get a chance to talk about that later on this evening. they say stay tuned on what he will say. they say he also wants to talk about his record as governor of massachusetts, brooke. they're pointing out that mitt romney went into the governor's office there in boston, and in their view governed as a conservative, but with a democratic legislature and they say that shows a record of bipartisanship that offers some guidance to the rest of the country as to how he will, i guess, operate in the oval office. that is what they're looking at for tonight's debate. i think it is going to be a lively discussion, brooke. one of the things i heard from the romney campaign earlier today, they said that mitt romney has been rehearsing with multiple questioners during his debate prep sessions. and so has been gearing up for what is to come tonight. >> okay. we're less than seven hours away, jim acosta, i appreciate it. jim mentioned hillary cl
and secretary clinton appeared to take responsibility for that attack. mitt romney according to his campaign officials hopes to get a chance to talk about that later on this evening. they say stay tuned on what he will say. they say he also wants to talk about his record as governor of massachusetts, brooke. they're pointing out that mitt romney went into the governor's office there in boston, and in their view governed as a conservative, but with a democratic legislature and they say that...
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we have heard from bill clinton. let's listen quickly now to president obama speaking early this afternoon in new hampshire. apparently trying to blunt mitt romney's attacks on the debt and the deficit. here's the president. >> finally, we've got to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years. i put forward a plan to do it and worked with republicans and democrats, all ready to cut spending that we didn't need or couldn't afford and i'm ready to do more. but i'm not going to cut things like education. i'm not going to cut research that helps grow our economy. we can't get this done unless we also ask the wealthiest households to pay higher taxes above $250,000. pay the same rate when bill clinton was president. we created 23 million new jobs and we went from deficit to surplus. the's how you do it. >> so, there you heard it. the president invoking bill clinton who's in ohio today campaigning with bruce springsteen also in ohio, john king. john king, we've talked about ohio. we have called it the mother of a
we have heard from bill clinton. let's listen quickly now to president obama speaking early this afternoon in new hampshire. apparently trying to blunt mitt romney's attacks on the debt and the deficit. here's the president. >> finally, we've got to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years. i put forward a plan to do it and worked with republicans and democrats, all ready to cut spending that we didn't need or couldn't afford and i'm ready to do more. but i'm not going to cut...
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i think bill clinton would be a significant asset for the president. in may clinton undercut the obama campaign's main argument that mitt romney's business experience does not qualify him to lead the country. >> a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> reporter: and back in 2007 when hilary and barack obama went head to head. >> i mean, when's the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the senate before he started running. >> reporter: in early twoit, obama won iowa. >> i'm here and he's not. >> i can't tell who i'm running against sometimes. >> fast forward four years, clinton gave one of the most rousing speeches in support of obama at the convention. >> i want to nominate a man who's cool on the out siside, b who burns for america on the inside. >> reporter: afterward, obama joked about giving the former president a role in his cabinet. somebody tweeted somebody needs to make him secretary of explaining things. although, they didn't use the word things. >>> mitt ro
i think bill clinton would be a significant asset for the president. in may clinton undercut the obama campaign's main argument that mitt romney's business experience does not qualify him to lead the country. >> a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold. >> reporter: and back in 2007 when hilary and barack obama went head to head. >> i mean, when's the last time we elected a president based on one year of service in the...
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that's exactly what bill clinton did. you couldn't trust him, you couldn't trust a single thing he said. after 1994, he swayed to the right. he lied out of office, he lied in office. mitt romney compared to bill clinton is like saint mitt. >> it's very interesting that mitt romney's not running against bill clinton this time around. >> what are you describing? what are you describing -- i understand we're having an election in two weeks. you choose to believe that he is not returning to his moderate roots but let's talk about your candidate. >> who is my candidate? >> raising taxes -- i assume your candidate, from your column is barack obama. i'm assuming. maybe that's wrong. >> are you not an obama supporter? >> i am saying -- >> are you an obama supporter? >> you want to go ahead or you want to let me finish? >> yeah. sure. >> okay. what i'm saying is that i don't trust anything that comes out of mitt romney's mouth. and i am saying that i am not the only one. many of the people who now come on television to openly supp
that's exactly what bill clinton did. you couldn't trust him, you couldn't trust a single thing he said. after 1994, he swayed to the right. he lied out of office, he lied in office. mitt romney compared to bill clinton is like saint mitt. >> it's very interesting that mitt romney's not running against bill clinton this time around. >> what are you describing? what are you describing -- i understand we're having an election in two weeks. you choose to believe that he is not...
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politicians seem to do that. >> i think that's a clinton thing. it looks like he's holding a remote control. open gestures are almost always more effective than any closed gestures. >> it's important for a candidate's body language to match what they are saying, right? a classic example going back to 2007, john mccain talking about osama bin laden. i want to play that. >> on the subject of osama bin laden, he is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent americans, he is now orchestrating other attacks on the united states of america, we will do whatever is necessary, we will track him down, we will capture, bring him to justice and i'll follow him to the gates of hell. >> okay. >> oh, gosh. >> that was like a smile. >> yes. so that's -- you know, sort of nonverbal asin cronie. between either the content of what the person is saying and the nonverbals or the asynchronies. when you are saying you are following someone to the gates of hell, you shouldn't be smiling. viewers don't know why, but it makes them feel bad. >> there are reports th
politicians seem to do that. >> i think that's a clinton thing. it looks like he's holding a remote control. open gestures are almost always more effective than any closed gestures. >> it's important for a candidate's body language to match what they are saying, right? a classic example going back to 2007, john mccain talking about osama bin laden. i want to play that. >> on the subject of osama bin laden, he is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent americans, he...
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clinton was very shrewd that way so kudos to two bright presidents, reagan and clinton. >> dan, i want to bring you in because it's a much different global economy than it was in the '40s and '50s. is this working against a large-scale rebound like we saw after roosevelt? it's a very different world. >> well, look, first of all, the notion that obama didn't cut taxes and all he did was absurd. the stimulus was one-third tax cuts, big payroll tax cuts. plenty of tax cuts. >> very true. >> and for small business tax cuts, too. >> export boom, exports on a monthly basis have risen 50% from their low in march of 2009. the difference is that we have an economy in which rising demand doesn't necessarily translate into more jobs instantly because we're so good at being productive. we use machinery and software computers. the other big difference between now and the '40s and '40 50s the rest of the world had basically destroyed the rest of its capacity in world war ii so we made everything we wanted, cars, t-shirts, socks, televisions, electronics. we made that all here in the u.s., were consu
clinton was very shrewd that way so kudos to two bright presidents, reagan and clinton. >> dan, i want to bring you in because it's a much different global economy than it was in the '40s and '50s. is this working against a large-scale rebound like we saw after roosevelt? it's a very different world. >> well, look, first of all, the notion that obama didn't cut taxes and all he did was absurd. the stimulus was one-third tax cuts, big payroll tax cuts. plenty of tax cuts. >>...
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and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceiving the transformation to mitt romney. >> i had a different reaction from the last debate than a lot of other people did. i mean, i thought wow, here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all of these last two years. >> it is fascinating, i mean when you watch this row today again over the abortion comments that mitt romney made, if you chart just his history of statements about abortion, flopping all over the place. >> your head could spin like you're in "the exorcist," i mean, bill clinton is having so much fun. the candidates are not -- >> does it help clinton that he is so brilliant? it could almost work against him, people watch him being aggressive, all the things we didn't see from the president in the other night? could it hurt him? >> it could hurt him, as i watched it, i thought about the animation in his voice, his face, barack obama looked like he didn't want to be there. the contrast i
and let's play a clip from bill clinton, this was from last night. i thought he hit the nail on the head on how the democrats are perceiving the transformation to mitt romney. >> i had a different reaction from the last debate than a lot of other people did. i mean, i thought wow, here is old moderate mitt. where you been, boy? i missed you all of these last two years. >> it is fascinating, i mean when you watch this row today again over the abortion comments that mitt romney made,...
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there's no one like bill clinton. and when it's like all hands on deck, that's the biggest hand of all is to put bill clinton out there. and they will use him whenever he's available. >> whenever they can. good point, candy. by campaign accounts, romney and president obama, they doept know each other very well, obviously. we're told they've actually only met face-to-face three times over all of these years. so here's the question, what role will that play in tonight's 90-minute debate? >> you know, i was saying about this in some ways i think it makes it easier to go after one another. if you know a person and you've gotten to, you know, see them and maybe chitchat and have some casual talk with them and kind of know them as a person, it becomes pretty difficult to be really aggressive going after them. i think certainly that's something that mitt romney has to do with some nuance to be sure because we are talking about the president of the united states and people are naturally protective of the president. so i think
there's no one like bill clinton. and when it's like all hands on deck, that's the biggest hand of all is to put bill clinton out there. and they will use him whenever he's available. >> whenever they can. good point, candy. by campaign accounts, romney and president obama, they doept know each other very well, obviously. we're told they've actually only met face-to-face three times over all of these years. so here's the question, what role will that play in tonight's 90-minute debate?...
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and into abstractions, masterful moment for then-governor bill clinton. and actually showed the advantage too of being a governor. when he said in my statement, i will know the people who are suffering these problems. i think here president obama might have a little bit of a disadvantage of being in the presidential bubble. he's going to need to get out of that bubble and connect with real voters. >> so four years will put you in that bubble? >> it can. >> i like that woman, i never met her and i'm sitting here on a tv stage. >> it's a danger. but to your point about engaging in a more aggressive way, a way that president obama can do that is not frontally but engaging that voter saying this is what i'm going to do for you. my opponent says this. this is what i'm going to do. so he doesn't necessarily need to turn and face mitt romney and get in his face and get aggressive. he can accomplish that just through conversation. >> jump in if you will here. i just want to take us back to 1994, there was an mtv town hall meeting where the sitting president of th
and into abstractions, masterful moment for then-governor bill clinton. and actually showed the advantage too of being a governor. when he said in my statement, i will know the people who are suffering these problems. i think here president obama might have a little bit of a disadvantage of being in the presidential bubble. he's going to need to get out of that bubble and connect with real voters. >> so four years will put you in that bubble? >> it can. >> i like that woman, i...
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this was bill clinton's response. >> how has it affected you again? you know people who have lost their jobs and home? >> yeah. >> when people have lost their jobs, there's a good chance i know them by their names. when the businesses go bankrupt, i know them. >> it was also that same debate george bush famously got caught checking the time. and in the year 2000, george w. bush had to deal with al gore getting well, a little too personal. >> it's not only what's your philosophy and position on issues, but can you get thing doe doe done? and i believe i can. >> there's just something about that moment. "outfront" tonight, candy crowley, she's moderating tomorrow night's debate. i spoke to her earlier and asked her how she is preparing. >> everything has been kind of going toward this debate. i mean, i have been preparing just in the sense, you know, like every day. you have to be up on what's going on. i've watched the old debates to see what works and doesn't. the old town hall meetings, so i feel like you have to know 100% of stuff going in and even
this was bill clinton's response. >> how has it affected you again? you know people who have lost their jobs and home? >> yeah. >> when people have lost their jobs, there's a good chance i know them by their names. when the businesses go bankrupt, i know them. >> it was also that same debate george bush famously got caught checking the time. and in the year 2000, george w. bush had to deal with al gore getting well, a little too personal. >> it's not only what's...
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it felt kind of insulting to president clinton and hillary clinton. because i really respect these people and i thought, this is so gross, i don't want to be part of this sort of stupid political, you know, high school game. that they had nothing to do with. >> you can see more fascinating interviews like this one online at our website. go to cnn.com/video and search red chair. >>> a cane nine cast away saved from the sea. wait until you see this unbelievable rescue when we come right back. >> i'm sure you can find plenty of animals when you're out at sea. a fish, a dolphin, maybe even a seal. >> it was a doggie rescue at sea. charlie head was on his paddle board off the coast of england making a 600-mile trip. next year he's planning a 3,000 mile paddle across the atlantic. the water sports instructor had been followed by a playful seal, chased by stormy weather. >> and then -- >> but the real moment was when charlie spotted a little dog stranded on rocks since the tide came in. >> he just sat there like a little dude wondering what the hell to do. >
it felt kind of insulting to president clinton and hillary clinton. because i really respect these people and i thought, this is so gross, i don't want to be part of this sort of stupid political, you know, high school game. that they had nothing to do with. >> you can see more fascinating interviews like this one online at our website. go to cnn.com/video and search red chair. >>> a cane nine cast away saved from the sea. wait until you see this unbelievable rescue when we come...
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breaking news from secretary of state hillary clinton on her trip to lima, peru. she is now talking about the benghazi attacks on september 11th. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a considered decision. >> quick reaction to that, dan? >> playing defense. >> skillfully, do you think? >> as skillfully as possible under the circumstances. but look, this is hurtful to president obama, his administration, his campaign, and with secretary of state clinton standing up, she's doing the best she can to play defense for him. but in the end, the president is responsible. >> right. and by talking tonight, of course, she does make it a perfectly valid thing for obama to rip into romney tomorrow night. great debate. fascinating stuff. appreciate it. >> good to see you. >> lots of
breaking news from secretary of state hillary clinton on her trip to lima, peru. she is now talking about the benghazi attacks on september 11th. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the needs and make a...
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so is paul begala who helped bill clinton become president and is working to keep barack obama president. all of it with an eye to tuesday and beyond. that's because tuesday could be when president obama regains the initiative which he lost on stage in denver, or when mitt romney might consolidate his gains. first, quickly, the event that really sets the table for tuesday, last night's vice presidential debate, which depending on who you ask is either pulling president obama's case for re-election off the critical list or vindicated mitt romney's choice as paul ryan as running mate. depends what side of the political aisle you stand on. keeping them honest, each debater had moments that didn't quite stand up to closer scrutiny. first, paul ryan on the stimulus, which vice president biden called him on. >> they said that right now if we just passed the stimulus, the economy would grow at 4%. it's growing at 1.3. >> i love my friend here. i'm not allowed to show letters but go on our website, he sent me two letters saying by the way, can you send me some stimulus money for companies here i
so is paul begala who helped bill clinton become president and is working to keep barack obama president. all of it with an eye to tuesday and beyond. that's because tuesday could be when president obama regains the initiative which he lost on stage in denver, or when mitt romney might consolidate his gains. first, quickly, the event that really sets the table for tuesday, last night's vice presidential debate, which depending on who you ask is either pulling president obama's case for...
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and hillary clinton shares her advice for the president. right now, a debate flashback. ♪ >>> the focus groups right after al gore and bush debated seemed to give a slight edge to gore, because he was more articulate. he had better answers. but once the television cameras caught that sighing, it seemed to underscore him as somebody as a teacher's pet, knew the answers, but was annoying and irritating. and they played it over and over again. and it became parodies on the comedy shows and late-night tv and became devastating for him to live down. there are a lot of warning lights and sounds vying for your attention. so we invented a warning you can feel. introducing the all-new cadillac xts. available with a patented safety alert seat. when there's danger you might not see, you're warned by a pulse in the seat. it's technology you won't find in a mercedes e-class. the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. music is a universal language. but when i was in an accident... i was worried the health care system sp
and hillary clinton shares her advice for the president. right now, a debate flashback. ♪ >>> the focus groups right after al gore and bush debated seemed to give a slight edge to gore, because he was more articulate. he had better answers. but once the television cameras caught that sighing, it seemed to underscore him as somebody as a teacher's pet, knew the answers, but was annoying and irritating. and they played it over and over again. and it became parodies on the comedy shows...
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and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look. >> he's very likeable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> i appreciate that. >> a fine line between, you know, putting your opponent on notice and not appearing to be mean. >> yes. the thing about that clip is she's so self-effacing and good, and he comes back, barely makes eye contact, sort of writing as he makes his line. it's a contrast between the two of them that really hurts him in that clip. >> especially in the double box. professor schroeder, thank you for being with us and patrick millsaps. we'll be watching tomorrow. it will be fascinating. 50 million people expected to watch. 150 million people killed in syria today. we'll tell you what an opposition spokesman is saying about the foreign minister's call for a dialogue next. >>> susan hendricks back with the "360" news and business bulletin. >> another deadly day in syria. an opposition group says at least 150 people have been killed in violence throughou
and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look. >> he's very likeable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> i appreciate that. >> a fine line between, you know, putting your opponent on notice and not appearing to be mean. >> yes. the thing about that clip is she's so self-effacing and good, and he comes back, barely makes eye contact, sort of writing as he makes his line. it's a...
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introduced by bill clinton. he does have a vast record of experience telling jokes in public settings and it actually going over pretty well, wolf. >> they are getting ready for all the jokes. they are getting ready for the entertainment, if you will. those are live pictures you were just seeing from inside the ballroom. let me remind you what happened four years ago when the then two presidential candidates, both senators, john mccain and barack obama, told some funny one-liners. >> this campaign needed the common touch of a working man. after all, it began so long ago with the heralded arrival of a man known to oprah winfrey as the one. being a friend and colleague of barack, i just called him, that one. >> many of you know that i got my name, barack, from my father. what you may not know is that barack is actually swahili for that one. i got my middle name from somebody who obviously didn't ever think i would run for president. >> very funny. they are going to have some good one-liners. gloria, why do these c
introduced by bill clinton. he does have a vast record of experience telling jokes in public settings and it actually going over pretty well, wolf. >> they are getting ready for all the jokes. they are getting ready for the entertainment, if you will. those are live pictures you were just seeing from inside the ballroom. let me remind you what happened four years ago when the then two presidential candidates, both senators, john mccain and barack obama, told some funny one-liners....
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he needs bill clinton big time out there. thank you, paul. >> mitt romney called out by the mother of a dead navy seal for politicizing her son's death. we'll talk about that with a campaign advisor.us oney, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help. silverado! the most dependable, longest lasting, full-size
he needs bill clinton big time out there. thank you, paul. >> mitt romney called out by the mother of a dead navy seal for politicizing her son's death. we'll talk about that with a campaign advisor.us oney, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our...
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with clinton at an obama rally in parma, ohio. we're also going to focus on the fight for the female vote as the candidates' wives hit the airwaves. michelle obama appears on live with kelli and michael, and romney visits "the view." >>> well, he was forced to be a child soldier in sudan. now emmanuel is a world-famous rapper. ♪ >> he is with us right here in the studio to talk about his story. stay with us. ♪... ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel without bidding. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. ♪ >> archlgts catchy tune with important lyrics. many of you already know him. for those that don't, he is emanual, a former child soldier to humanitarian activist and hip-hop star. there singing his hit "we want peace." the video includes ap
with clinton at an obama rally in parma, ohio. we're also going to focus on the fight for the female vote as the candidates' wives hit the airwaves. michelle obama appears on live with kelli and michael, and romney visits "the view." >>> well, he was forced to be a child soldier in sudan. now emmanuel is a world-famous rapper. ♪ >> he is with us right here in the studio to talk about his story. stay with us. ♪... ♪... ♪... choose the perfect hotel without...
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you point to former president bill clinton as the master of warmth. i want to show a video of him during town hall with ross perot and then president bush back in 1992. kind of walk us through what we're seeing. >> okay. >> you know people who have lost their jobs and lost their homes. >> so he's walking toward this woman, toward this voter, away from the people onstage so he's focused on the voter, not on the other candidates. he's gentle. his body language is gentle. he's leaning toward her. he's even softened his voice. he's nodding. he makes incredible eye contact. he signals to people when he's talking to them you are the only person in the room. you're the most important person. it's that clinton tractor beam that really melted people. >> is that i feel your pain without actually saying it? >> that's exactly right. >> there's a classic moment between al gore and george w. bush from a debate in 2000. i want to show that, and i want to see what al gore does and how george bush reacts. >> it's not only your philosophy and what's your position on is
you point to former president bill clinton as the master of warmth. i want to show a video of him during town hall with ross perot and then president bush back in 1992. kind of walk us through what we're seeing. >> okay. >> you know people who have lost their jobs and lost their homes. >> so he's walking toward this woman, toward this voter, away from the people onstage so he's focused on the voter, not on the other candidates. he's gentle. his body language is gentle. he's...
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secretary clinton has said she is going to cooperate and provide. those exchanges -- we want to make sure we look at all of the documents fully, rather than just, if you will, whistle blower side of the story. and that's the nature of our committee, is we get a credible and verified allegation of a failure anywhere, and then we follow it up with full confirmation on both sides and that's what we expect to do between now and the 10th with the goal on the 10th to make sure this doesn't happen again in some other embassy or with some other foreign service personnel around the world. >> so it's interesting, because i know you're referencing an individual that you have information from saying that there were multiple security incidents. but this issue of repeated requests being denied i think is really at the heart -- from -- of what the letter says today. and the reason i wanted to ask you about the sources is because the state department is telling cnn tonight that security upgrades were actually made to the benghazi mission in part in response to some
secretary clinton has said she is going to cooperate and provide. those exchanges -- we want to make sure we look at all of the documents fully, rather than just, if you will, whistle blower side of the story. and that's the nature of our committee, is we get a credible and verified allegation of a failure anywhere, and then we follow it up with full confirmation on both sides and that's what we expect to do between now and the 10th with the goal on the 10th to make sure this doesn't happen...
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elise, you just interviewed secretary clinton. what exactly did she tell you? >> reporter: well, isha, you know there's been so much political back and forth in washington over who was responsible for the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans and even last week in the vice presidential debate, when asked about those additional requests for security that were denied, the vice president said we didn't know anything about that, and secretary clinton when i asked her about that, she said listen, this is a state department function. the state department finds the embassy security for embassies and consulates around the world and that's my state department. i have 60,000 employees and i take responsibility, isha. i think she was trying to take a little bit of the heat off the white house at this time when an election is coming up and also trying to remind people that hey, four americans died, including an ambassador, and we need to stop this blame game. she said she doesn't want any more political gotcha. >> that may be her wish but it
elise, you just interviewed secretary clinton. what exactly did she tell you? >> reporter: well, isha, you know there's been so much political back and forth in washington over who was responsible for the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans and even last week in the vice presidential debate, when asked about those additional requests for security that were denied, the vice president said we didn't know anything about that, and secretary clinton when i...
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bill clinton stumping for president obama while george w. bush staying out of the public eye right now. some say he's still haunting though mitt romney. let's discuss what's going on in our strategy session. joining us the democratic strategist and the principal at the raven group, jamal simmons and editor of redstate,.com, erick, erickson. i was intrigued by a review, i'll put it up on the screen "mitt romney has a george w. bush problem. in fact, that's mitt romney's biggest problem. it's george w. bush, not barack obama who has made voters skeptical of policies. it's not obama campaign strategist david plouffe who persuaded voters that our economic troubles aren't mainly obama's fault. and so it is in a sense, the electorate's lingering fear of george w. bush as much as it is residual affection for barack obama that romney needs to beat if he's to become president. what do you think of that analysis? >> i think ezra is a political columnist trying to drag bush back into this thing. i think it's a given in 2010 you saw tea party activists
bill clinton stumping for president obama while george w. bush staying out of the public eye right now. some say he's still haunting though mitt romney. let's discuss what's going on in our strategy session. joining us the democratic strategist and the principal at the raven group, jamal simmons and editor of redstate,.com, erick, erickson. i was intrigued by a review, i'll put it up on the screen "mitt romney has a george w. bush problem. in fact, that's mitt romney's biggest problem....
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i suspect hillary clinton might be thinking about that as well. rvr was in his 70s when he ran for president as well. i think biden is an ambitious guy. he has tried to run for president twice before. it didn't work out, but he is the vice president. paul ryan is a young guy. he is only 42 years old. i suspect even if romney-ryan loses, he has a huge future. he is very popular with the conservative base of the republican party. he is intelligent, smart, good-looking. i suspect he is going to be moving as well, but right now they're not worried about 2016. they're worried about tonight. it will be a lot of fun. we're in it for the long haul. good to see you, as always. >> biden-ryan, they have one thing in common. the support of their wives. we're going to look at the two women who will be on the edge of their seats tonight. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pi
i suspect hillary clinton might be thinking about that as well. rvr was in his 70s when he ran for president as well. i think biden is an ambitious guy. he has tried to run for president twice before. it didn't work out, but he is the vice president. paul ryan is a young guy. he is only 42 years old. i suspect even if romney-ryan loses, he has a huge future. he is very popular with the conservative base of the republican party. he is intelligent, smart, good-looking. i suspect he is going to be...
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he'll be joined by president bill clinton who's going to join in at campaign events in florida and ohio, and virginia. those are three highly, highly competitive states right now. you'll see a lot more of that walking arm in arm as the days wane. more after this. than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. he's going to apply testosterone to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer
he'll be joined by president bill clinton who's going to join in at campaign events in florida and ohio, and virginia. those are three highly, highly competitive states right now. you'll see a lot more of that walking arm in arm as the days wane. more after this. than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had...
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obviously bill clinton comes to mind, he excelled in those debates. >> bill clinton was the master of the town hall format. he made such a great, strong emotional connection with the people asking the questions. just in an absolutely masterful way. i think it favors candidates who have that particular style, but what it does tend to do is discourage a lot of attacks among the candidates on the stage, because it's really hard to do that, it's hard to pull that off when you've got a group of citizens who are there to ask their questions. that's not a very good venue for one candidate to launch an attack against another. >> one of the side notes from last night was governor romney's big bird reference on twitter, it's been talked about ad infinitum today. you say governor romney has a history of making cultural references or pop culture references that don't necessarily help his message. how so? >> well, you know, his pop culture references are just a little off somehow. they're out of date in some ways. during the primary debates, he made a reference to, that as governor of massachusett
obviously bill clinton comes to mind, he excelled in those debates. >> bill clinton was the master of the town hall format. he made such a great, strong emotional connection with the people asking the questions. just in an absolutely masterful way. i think it favors candidates who have that particular style, but what it does tend to do is discourage a lot of attacks among the candidates on the stage, because it's really hard to do that, it's hard to pull that off when you've got a group...
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i missed you all these last few years. >> in typical bill clinton fashion, you know, sort of couching that great sort of southern drawl, but this is one of the complaints. you have heard the president almost immediately after the last debate say he didn't tell the truth. you know, he didn't even embrace his own tax cut. you have mitt romney going to the des moines editorial board to soften up his approach to abortion. is your tactic what it seems to be, which is to move him into the middle looking for those swing voters? >> you know, he is running on the same platform he has run on through the republican party primary. the country is a center right country. they want to have less federal spending. they want to get us on the path to a balanced budget. they want free enterprise driven economy that fosters job creation on a government-centered economy that fosters economic staying nice. one of the things that i think people didn't understand is mitt romney's record as a governor of massachusetts. very deeply democratic state and his ability to work across the aisle to get things done wit
i missed you all these last few years. >> in typical bill clinton fashion, you know, sort of couching that great sort of southern drawl, but this is one of the complaints. you have heard the president almost immediately after the last debate say he didn't tell the truth. you know, he didn't even embrace his own tax cut. you have mitt romney going to the des moines editorial board to soften up his approach to abortion. is your tactic what it seems to be, which is to move him into the...
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you know, i want to ask you about your sitdown with secretary of state hillary clinton. it was about a week ago to talk about this. tell us what she said. >> i asked secretary clinton because remember, michael, the state department never jumped on this bandwagon of spontaneous protest or any kind of mob mentality tying it to some of these protests throughout the arab world, and i asked secretary clinton whether the u.s. kind of the administration rushed to judgment by giving this assessment or whether they got bad intelligence from the intelligence community. let's take a listen to what she said. >> i think it is absolutely fair to say that everyone had the same intelligence. everyone who spoke -- >> bad intelligence? >> well, everyone who spoke tried to give the information that they had. as time has gone on the information has changed. we have gotten more detail. what i want to avoid is some kind of political gotcha or blame game going on because that does a disservice to the thousands and thousands of americans not only in the state department and usaid, but the milit
you know, i want to ask you about your sitdown with secretary of state hillary clinton. it was about a week ago to talk about this. tell us what she said. >> i asked secretary clinton because remember, michael, the state department never jumped on this bandwagon of spontaneous protest or any kind of mob mentality tying it to some of these protests throughout the arab world, and i asked secretary clinton whether the u.s. kind of the administration rushed to judgment by giving this...